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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today we conclude the journey which

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we began a year ago, with our reading being the

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end of the book of Revelation, chapters 20 through

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22. Chapter 20 Then I saw an angel coming down

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from heaven. Having the key to the bottomless

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pit, and a great chain in his hand, he laid hold

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of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the

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devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand

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years. And he cast him into the bottomless pit,

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and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that

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he should deceive the nations no more till the

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thousand years were finished. But after these

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things he must be released for a little while.

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And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and

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judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the

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souls of those who had been beheaded for their

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witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who

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had not worshipped the beast or his image, and

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had not received his mark on their foreheads

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or on their hands. And they lived and reigned

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with Christ for a thousand years. But the rest

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of the dead did not live again until the thousand

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years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

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Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first

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resurrection. Over such, the second death has

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no power. But they shall be priests of God and

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of Christ and shall reign with him a thousand

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years. Now when the thousand years have expired,

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Satan will be released from his prison and will

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go out to deceive the nations which are in the

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four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to

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gather them together to battle, whose number

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is as the sand of the sea. They went up on the

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breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp

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of the saints and the beloved city, and fire

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came down from God out of heaven and devoured

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them. The devil who deceived them was cast into

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the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast

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and the false prophet are, and they will be tormented

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day and night forever and ever. Then I saw a

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great white throne, and him who sat on it, from

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whose face the earth and heaven fled away, and

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there was found no place for them. And I saw

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the dead, small and great, standing before God.

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And books were opened, and another book was opened,

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which is the book of life. And the dead were

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judged according to their works by the things

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which were written in the books. The sea gave

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up the dead who were in it, and death and Hades

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delivered up the dead who were in them. And they

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were judged each according to his works. Then

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death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire.

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This is the second death, and anyone not found

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written in the book of life was cast into the

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lake of fire. Chapter 21 Now I saw a new heaven

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and a new earth, for the first heaven and the

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first earth had passed away. Also there was no

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more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New

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Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

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prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

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And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying,

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Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and

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he will dwell with them, and they shall be his

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people. God himself will be with them and be

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their God. And God will wipe away every tear

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from their eyes. There shall be no more death,

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nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more

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pain, for the former things have passed away.

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Then he who sat on the throne said, Behold, I

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make all things new. And he said to me, Write,

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for these words are true and faithful. And he

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said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the

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Omega. the beginning and the end. I will give

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of the fountain of the water of life freely to

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him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit

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all things, and I will be his God, and he shall

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be my son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable,

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murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters,

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and all liars shall have their part in the lake

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which burns with fire and brimstone, which is

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the second death. Then one of the seven angels,

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who had the seven bowls, filled with the seven

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last plagues, came to me and talked with me,

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saying, Come, I will show you the bride, the

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Lamb's wife. And he carried me away in the spirit

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to a great and high mountain, and showed me the

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great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out

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of heaven from God, having the glory of God.

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Her light was like a most precious stone, like

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a jasper stone, clear as crystal. Also she had

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a great and high wall with twelve gates, and

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twelve angels at the gates, and names written

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on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes

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of the children of Israel, three gates on the

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east, three gates on the north, three gates on

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the south, and three gates on the west. Now the

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wall of the city had twelve foundations, and

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on them were the names of the twelve apostles

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of the Lamb. And he who talked with me had a

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gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and

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its wall. the city is laid out as a square its

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length is as great as its breadth and he measured

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the city with the reed twelve thousand furlongs

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its length breadth and height are equal then

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he measured its wall one hundred and forty -four

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cubits according to the measure of a man that

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is of an angel the construction of its wall was

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of jasper and the city was pure gold like clear

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glass the foundations of the wall of the city

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were adorned with all kinds of precious stones

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the first foundation was jasper the second sapphire

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the third chalcedony the fourth emerald the fifth

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sardonyx the sixth sardius the seventh chrysolite

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the eighth beryl the ninth topaz the tenth chrysopras

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the eleventh jacinth and the twelfth amethyst

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the twelve gates were twelve pearls each individual

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gate was of one pearl and the street of the city

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was pure gold like transparent glass but i saw

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no temple in it for the lord god almighty and

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the lamb are its temple The city had no need

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of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for

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the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is

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its light, and the nations of those who are saved

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shall walk in its light, and the kings of the

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earth bring their glory and honor into it. Its

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gates shall not be shut at all by day. There

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shall be no night there, and they shall bring

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the glory and the honor of the nations into it.

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But there shall by no means enter it anything

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that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie.

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but only those who are written in the Lamb's

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book of life. each tree yielding its fruit every

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month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing

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of the nations. And there shall be no more curse,

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but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be

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in it, and His servants shall serve Him. They

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shall see His face, and His name shall be on

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their foreheads. There shall be no light there.

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They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the

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Lord God gives them light, and they shall reign

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forever and ever. Then he said to me, These words

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are faithful and true. And the Lord God of the

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holy prophets sent his angel to show his servants

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the things which must shortly take place. Behold,

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I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who keeps

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the words of the prophecy of this book. Now I,

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John, saw and heard these things, and when I

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heard and saw, I fell down to worship before

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the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

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Then he said to me, See that you do not do that,

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for I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren

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the prophets, and of those who keep the words

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of this book, worship God. And he said to me,

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Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this

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book, for the time is at hand. He who is unjust,

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let him be unjust still. He who is filthy, let

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him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let

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him be righteous still. He who is holy, let him

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be holy still. And behold, I am coming quickly,

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and my reward is with me, to give to everyone

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according to his work. I am the Alpha and the

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Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and

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the last. Blessed are those who do his commandments,

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that they may have the right to the tree of life,

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and may enter through the gates into the city.

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But outside are dogs, and sorcerers, and sexually

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immoral, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever

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loves and practices a lie. I, Jesus, have sent

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my angel to testify to you these things in the

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churches. I am the root and the offspring of

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David, the bright and morning star. And the Spirit

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and the Bride say, Come. And let him who hears

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say, Come. And let him who thirsts come. Whoever

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desires, let him take the water of life freely.

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For I testify to everyone who hears the words

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of the prophecy of this book. If anyone adds

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to these things, God will add to him the plagues

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that are written in this book. And if anyone

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takes away from the words of the book of this

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prophecy, God shall take away his part from the

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book of life, from the holy city, and from the

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things which are written in this book. He who

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testifies to these things says, Surely I am coming

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quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The

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grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

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Ameen. And with this, we conclude our journey

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through the Bible in a year. I'm so proud of

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you for making it all the way through. And guess

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what? Tomorrow is the beginning of a new year.

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And I'm looking forward to going through this

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journey again with you. Have a great day and

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see you tomorrow.